BBC Radio 4 Extra Schedule Saturday 3 October 2015

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Late

Early
1. 00:00
  A Canticle for Leibowitz—Fiat Homo, Episode 5
  5/5Francis heads to New Rome for the canonisation of Saint Leibowitz, his hope fulfilled.
2. 00:30
  Soul Music—Summertime
  Reflections on Gershwin's lullaby with Lesley Garret and Rodney Greenberg.
3. 01:00
  VI Warshawski—Bitter Medicine, 6. Public Health
  6/6The private eye employs unusual methods to trap the guilty.
4. 01:30
  Inside the Elephant Mind
  On the African plains, science reveals the secret agility of the elephant mind
5. 02:00
  AL Barker - Something of Fancy
  A woman's routine is disturbed when she meets a young man near a cathedral.
6. 02:15
  Forgotten Female Fossilists—Anna Thynne
  3/3Presenter Rebecca Stott looks at Anna Thynne's fascination for madrepores.
7. 02:30
  Bryony Lavery - Breathing Underwater—Episode 5
  5/5Simon and Sennen lose contact, and the mystery of Sennen's paternity is revealed.
8. 02:45
  You Cannot Live As I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This—Episode 5
  5/5A salute to the ending of a 'great comic moralist'.
9. 03:00
  Don Taylor - God's Revolution—The Soldiers' Voice
  2/121647, and Parliament gets tough on army dissenters, but how will Cromwell react?
10. 04:00
  The 99p Challenge—Series 3, Episode 6
  6/6Sue Perkins grills Tom Binns, Ben Moor, Nick Frost and Peter Serafinowicz. From 2001.
11. 04:30
  Albert and Me—Series 1, Pilot Episode
  1/9Single dad Bryan Archer struggles to work and bring up his baby son.
12. 05:00
  The Change—Series 3, Episode 1
  1/6Convinced his wife is having an affair with transvestite George, Ken targets Carol.
13. 05:30
  The Absolutely Radio Show—Series 1, Episode 4
  4/4Stoneybridge, Little Girl, Calum and Frank Hovis feature in The Absolutely Radio Show.
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Morning
1. 06:00
  Hercule Poirot—Death in the Clouds
  Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a passenger's murder on board a plane.
2. 07:30
  Lucinda Lambton's Elevations and Revelations—Chillingham Castle
  3/6The architectural historian revels in a fabulous restoration in Alnwick, Northumberland.
3. 08:00
  Archive on 4—Test Match Special: Ball by Ball
  Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of BBC Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
4. 09:00
  Comedy Greats—The 1950s, Episode 2
  2/2Including Much Binding in the Marsh, Variety Bandbox, Hancock's Half Hour and more.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  Dad's Army—Series 2, Fallen Idol
  17/20During platoon training, fellow officers lead Captain Mainwaring astray.
2. 12:30
  I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again—Series 6, Episode 7
  7/13Operation Chocolate and an ode to Julie Andrews.
3. 13:00
  Shardlake (Omnibus)—Sovereign, Episode 2
  2/2Autumn 1541, Henry VIII arrives in York and lawyer Matthew Shardlake is put to task.
4. 14:10
  Inheritance Tracks—John Waters
  Writer, director, actor and comedian John Waters chooses 'Transfusion' by Nervous Norvus.
5. 14:15
  Drama on 4—Landscape
  A man and woman's memories, plus a man's interrogation in 'The Examination'.
6. 15:00
  Archive on 4—Test Match Special: Ball by Ball
  Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of BBC Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
7. 16:00
  Hercule Poirot—Death in the Clouds
  Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a passenger's murder on board a plane.
8. 17:30
  Lucinda Lambton's Elevations and Revelations—Chillingham Castle
  3/6The architectural historian revels in a fabulous restoration in Alnwick, Northumberland.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Doctor Who—Heroes of Sontar, Episode 2
  2/2The Time Lord is on the planet Samur, with three enemies after him.
2. 19:00
  Comedy Greats—The 1950s, Episode 2
  2/2Including Much Binding in the Marsh, Variety Bandbox, Hancock's Half Hour and more.
3. 22:00
  Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better—Series 2, Generosity
  3/6Mark spoils us with a look at the virtue of generosity.
4. 22:30
  Tonight—Series 1, Episode 3
  3/4Austerity Britain and the Big Society. Topical comedy with Rory Bremner.
5. 22:55
  The Comedy Club Interviews—03/10/2015
  The best in contemporary comedy. Arthur Smith chats to Ahir Shah.
6. 23:00
  Saturday Night Fry—Episode 3
  3/6Stephen Fry serves up more witty banter and sketches, with Hugh Laurie and Jim Broadbent.
7. 23:30
  28 Acts in 28 Minutes—Series 2, Episode 1
  1/3John Humphrys gives 28 performers 60 seconds each to entertain. With Shappi Khorsandi.
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Late
1. 00:00
  Doctor Who—Heroes of Sontar, Episode 2
  2/2The Time Lord is on the planet Samur, with three enemies after him.
2. 01:00
  Shardlake (Omnibus)—Sovereign, Episode 2
  2/2Autumn 1541, Henry VIII arrives in York and lawyer Matthew Shardlake is put to task.
3. 02:10
  Inheritance Tracks—John Waters
  Writer, director, actor and comedian John Waters chooses 'Transfusion' by Nervous Norvus.
4. 02:15
  Drama on 4—Landscape
  A man and woman's memories, plus a man's interrogation in 'The Examination'.
5. 03:00
  Archive on 4—Test Match Special: Ball by Ball
  Rory Bremner looks back at 50 years of BBC Radio coverage of Test Match cricket.
6. 04:00
  Hercule Poirot—Death in the Clouds
  Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot probes a passenger's murder on board a plane.
7. 05:30
  Lucinda Lambton's Elevations and Revelations—Chillingham Castle
  3/6The architectural historian revels in a fabulous restoration in Alnwick, Northumberland.

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